Yesterday we discussed one basic example if one joint does not have the mobility or stability it requires and how it can affect other joints in the body.
Here's a list of each joint and how it can negatively affect the other joints if it does not possess what it is supposed to (mobility or stability).
Ankle
Requires: Mobility
Implications: Range of motion is increased at the knee and the lumbar spine, joints that require stability.
Knee
Requires: Stability
Implications: More stress moved to the lumbar spine, especially during high impact activity.
Hips
Require: Mobility
Implications: Range of motion is increased at the knee and lumbar spine, joints that require stability.
Lumbar Spine
Requires: Stability
Implications: Range of motion is increased at increased at the same joint, the lumbar spine, a joint that requires stability.
Thoracic Spine
Requires: Mobility
Implications: Range of motion is increased at the lumbar spine, a joint requiring stability.
Scapula
Requires: Stability
Implications: Range of motion is decreased at the glenohumeral joint, a joint requiring mobility. Range of motion is also increased at the lumbar spine, a joint requiring stability.
Glenohumeral Joint
Requires: Mobility
Implications: Range of motion is increased at the lumbar spine, a joint requiring stability.
In the next installment we'll go through various exercises you can use to train each joint and provide it with what it needs.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Thanks for the great blog, appreciate it. I play footy over here in the states, and while i was reading your blog the line "Pain is often referred from another area of the body" poped out at me, while i always new this to be relatively true i had never thought of it in terms of the bad shin splints i get almost every footy season for the last 3-4 years, wondering if you know of a possible underlying cause "aka maybe my ankles" and or maybe a way to strengthen my shin or something to keep my shin splints from becoming a problem yet agian this coming footy season. Thanks appreciate it.
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